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dc.contributor.authorPurser, Kellyen
dc.contributor.authorMagner, Eilisen
dc.contributor.authorMadison, Jeanneen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-19T10:22:00Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Law and Psychiatry, v.38, p. 18-28en
dc.identifier.issn1873-6386en
dc.identifier.issn0160-2527en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20962-
dc.description.abstractAustralia lacks a satisfactory, national paradigm for assessing legal capacity in the context of testamentary, enduring power of attorney and advance care directive documents. Capacity assessments are currently conducted on an ad hoc basis by legal and/or medical professionals. The reliability of the assessment process is subject to the skill set and mutual understanding of the legal and/or medical professional conducting the assessment. There is a growth in the prevalence of diseases such as dementia. Such diseases impact upon cognition which increasingly necessitates collaboration between the legal and medical professions when assessing the effect of mentally disabling conditions upon legal capacity. Miscommunication and lack of understanding between legal and medical professionals involved could impede the development of a satisfactory paradigm. This article will discuss legal capacity assessment in Australia and how to strengthen the relationship between legal and medical professionals involved in capacity assessments. The development of a national paradigm would promote consistency and transparency of process, helping to improve the professional relationship and maximising the principles of autonomy, participation and dignity.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Law and Psychiatryen
dc.titleA therapeutic approach to assessing legal capacity in Australiaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.003en
dc.subject.keywordsHealth and Community Servicesen
dc.subject.keywordsNursingen
local.contributor.firstnameKellyen
local.contributor.firstnameEilisen
local.contributor.firstnameJeanneen
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local.subject.for2008111099 Nursing not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2008920210 Nursingen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.emailjmadison@une.edu.auen
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local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20170517-122647en
local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage18en
local.format.endpage28en
local.identifier.scopusid84925965403en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume38en
local.contributor.lastnamePurseren
local.contributor.lastnameMagneren
local.contributor.lastnameMadisonen
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dc.identifier.staffune-id:emagneren
dc.identifier.staffune-id:jmadisonen
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dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleA therapeutic approach to assessing legal capacity in Australiaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorPurser, Kellyen
local.search.authorMagner, Eilisen
local.search.authorMadison, Jeanneen
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local.identifier.wosid000353083500003en
local.year.published2015en
local.subject.for2020420305 Health and community servicesen
local.subject.for2020420599 Nursing not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2020200307 Nursingen
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